2026 Construction Rankings · NJ
Best Colleges for Construction in New Jersey
14 ranked trade colleges for Construction in New Jersey out of 601 nationally
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Schools in NJ
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11
Partial Data Rankings
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Ranked Nationally
Top Colleges for Construction in New Jersey
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#1 in NJ
#348 nationally
#348
Complete Data Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ
Public
Overall Score 26.2
26.2 / 100
Field Productivity 10%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 65%
69% retained Enrollment 9,916
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,875
#2 in NJ
#349 nationally
#349
Complete Data Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
Public
Overall Score 26.1
26.1 / 100
Field Productivity 15%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
70% retained Enrollment 6,587
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,240
#3 in NJ
#377 nationally
#377
Complete Data Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ
Public
Overall Score 22.8
22.8 / 100
Field Productivity 16%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 35%
2 programs Retention 38%
63% retained Enrollment 7,229
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,440
#4 in NJ
#415 nationally
#415
Partial Data Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Paterson, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 84.1
84.1 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
103.0% productivity Program Depth 79%
3 programs Retention 60%
81% retained Enrollment 134
Programs 3 fields
#5 in NJ
#421 nationally
#421
Partial Data Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS
Hackensack, NJ
Public
Overall Score 73.9
73.9 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
79.6% productivity Program Depth 51%
2 programs Retention 74%
87% retained Enrollment 54
Programs 3 fields
#6 in NJ
#432 nationally
#432
Partial Data Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Union, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 66.1
66.1 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
27.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 56%
80% retained Enrollment 1,648
Programs 3 fields
#7 in NJ
#439 nationally
#439
Partial Data Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Mahwah, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.2
63.2 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
21.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 60%
81% retained Enrollment 964
Programs 4 fields
#8 in NJ
#457 nationally
#457
Partial Data Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains, NJ
Public
Overall Score 58.2
58.2 / 100
Field Productivity 89%
36.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 95%
100% retained Enrollment 60
Programs 3 fields
#9 in NJ
#465 nationally
#465
Partial Data Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 56.6
56.6 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
19.6% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 29%
71% retained Enrollment 996
Programs 3 fields
#10 in NJ
#489 nationally
#489
Partial Data Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ
Public
Overall Score 51.5
51.5 / 100
Field Productivity 48%
6.4% productivity Program Depth 79%
3 programs Retention 38%
74% retained Enrollment 450
Programs 12 fields
#11 in NJ
#531 nationally
#531
Partial Data National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 39.2
39.2 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
10.1% productivity Program Depth 51%
2 programs Retention 20%
65% retained Enrollment 148
Programs 3 fields
#12 in NJ
#552 nationally
#552
Partial Data Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education
Westampton, NJ
Public
Overall Score 34.4
34.4 / 100
Field Productivity 23%
3.2% productivity Program Depth 51%
2 programs Retention 72%
86% retained Enrollment 250
Programs 7 fields
#13 in NJ
#569 nationally
#569
Partial Data New Community Career & Technical Institute
Newark, NJ
Private Non-Profit
Overall Score 30.3
30.3 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
27.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 1%
10% retained Enrollment 18
Programs 4 fields
#14 in NJ
#590 nationally
#590
Partial Data American Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.1
19.1 / 100
Field Productivity 30%
4.0% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 14%
60% retained Enrollment 400
Programs 2 fields